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WWUS81 KRLX 090001
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
801 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
OHZ076-WVZ010-011-090030-
WASHINGTON OH-PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-
801 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
NORTHERN PLEASANTS AND WESTERN TYLER COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 801 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BELMONT, OR NEAR ST. MARYS, MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. MARYS, BELMONT, NEWPORT, MATAMORAS, FRIENDLY, ARVILLA, POINT
LOOKOUT, AND NEW MATAMORAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3958 8116 3957 8104 3954 8104 3954 8103
3935 8104 3936 8139 3951 8141 3958 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 254DEG 6KT 3945 8129
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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